2015

Happy New Year

A small selection of New Year's greetings from a a century ago.  

9 years ago

Winter Solstice

The winter solstice - the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. The earth - tilted away from the sun…

9 years ago

Finding the Heart of Progressive Education

Finding the Heart of a Progressive Education What follows is the text of the article recently published by Hudson Valley…

9 years ago

The 100 Ways Children Learn and Why You Should Ignore Them

Learning styles - they used to be everywhere. You know - learning styles -  that notion that the way children…

9 years ago

Keep Your School All-American

Here's some good advice from Superman worth sharing in these political times of divisive politics and inflammatory anti-immigration rhetoric. "...and…

9 years ago

The One Sentence Employee Handbook

This is (only slightly) adapted from the original  (without the typo) that you can see here “All Poughkeepsie Day School…

9 years ago

Everyone is a Maker: Resources for Educators

There's a new book available it's packed with practical ideas for teachers from teachers: Meaningful Making: Projects and Inspirations for FabLabs and Makerspaces.…

9 years ago

First they make you crazy. Then they sell you the cure: Be Mindful of Mindless Mindfulness

Coloring books for adults are apparently a big new craze. Amazon's #1 bestseller in stress management/ self-help is a coloring…

9 years ago

What do we mean when we talk about Diversity?

Here for one way to start is Derrick Gay's TEDx talk exploring the challenges of the word "diversity."

9 years ago

Talking with Children about Tragic Events and Loss

I share two resources in case they may be helpful in conversations with children about tragic events. The first is…

9 years ago

Unreal City: November 11th 1919

London on November 11th 1919 - a two minute silence at 11 o'clock to observe the first anniversary of the…

9 years ago

Play to Fail Not Fail to Play

The good folks at 21 Toys are at it again. First it was TThe Empathy Toy  and now The Failure…

9 years ago

Light Blue Touch-Paper

Growing up in the UK in a certain era meant that you got to play with fireworks. I have no…

9 years ago

White Smoke! The future is announced

Last fall I informed the president of the board of trustees that 2015-16 would be my last year at Poughkeepsie…

9 years ago

I am not a fan of Halloween

I am not a fan of Halloween. There - I've said it! What a killjoy, spoil sport, and miserable curmudgeon! Ok…

9 years ago